I dont believe in the afterlife as a reality, but I believe in the afterlife as metaphor.

And my mother, from the afterlife, is metaphorically kicking my ass.

In the announcement, he admits that he has inherited the best and the worst of his mother.

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The book is a quilt.

And I only realized that after reading it in its entirety like the fifth time.

I thought,Holy crap, my moms haunting me again!

My memoir is still out there for you to read.

And, when I am strong enough, I will return to the road.

I will return to the memoir.

And I know I will have new stories to tell about my mother and her ghost.

I will have more stories to tell about grief.

Though he wont be touring, he promises that he most certainly will be writing.

it’s possible for you to read the entirety of his touching announcementhere.